State sponsor index
This view uses official DOL LCA worksite-state fields for South Dakota, so it is best for spotting where filing activity appears. It is not a promise that an employer will sponsor future roles.
How to read this state page
Use the state view as a starting point, then open employers for role, wage, source-period, and PERM context before drawing conclusions.
Worksite-state signal
Employers appear here when imported DOL LCA rows list SD as a worksite state. One employer can appear in several state views.
Employer-level detail
Open an employer to compare recent LCA counts, PERM activity, roles, locations, median wage signals, and source periods.
State filing snapshot
Rolled up from the 50 most recently active South Dakota employers in our imported DOL data. Counts reflect official LCA and PERM worksite rows, not hiring promises or approval rates.
Employers with recent worksite activity
50
Showing the 50 most recently active
Show H-1B (LCA) worksite filings
30
Labor Condition Application signal
Also show PERM (green-card) filings
12
Permanent labor certification signal
Top worksite cities
Sioux Falls, SD, Austin, TX
+ Fargo, ND, Plano, TX
Most common roles in South Dakota filings: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Medical Laboratory Scientist, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Associate Professor of Computer and Cyber Sciences. These reflect the job-title fields on official DOL LCA and PERM rows for South Dakota worksites.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Source last verified: . Page updated: .
Associate Professor of Computer and Cyber Sciences
LCA
2
PERM
1
Median wage
$98,000
Architect, Developer, Analyst
LCA
785
PERM
0
Median wage
$91,187
SYSTEMS ANALYST, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
LCA
470
PERM
24
Median wage
$89,500
Sr. IT Applications Developer - KBGFJG116587-6, Sr. Technical professional - Physics - KBGFJG327518-1, Sr. Technical Professional“Test Engineering - KBGFJG116550-8
LCA
3
PERM
0
Median wage
$125,638
Professional Programmer Analyst, Senior Professional Programmer Analyst, Professional Product Developer
LCA
13
PERM
9
Median wage
$114,026
Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst, Model/Analysis/Validation Officer, Architecture Lead Analyst
LCA
278
PERM
53
Median wage
$156,000
Project Manager, Data Engineering, System Architect
LCA
53
PERM
3
Median wage
$124,114
Registered Nurse III, Clinical Nurse III, Clinical Support Float RN
LCA
20
PERM
0
Median wage
$36
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Senior Contract Specialist, Application Analyst and Developer Principal, Application Analyst and Developer, Senior
LCA
9
PERM
0
Median wage
$93,870
Research Associate, Senior Cryogenic Engineer, Associate Scientist
LCA
17
PERM
0
Median wage
$54
Software Development Manager
LCA
44
PERM
1
Median wage
$157,934
Hospitalist (Internist)
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$320,000
Lead SQL Server developer, Site Reliability Engineer/Integration, Software Developer
LCA
4
PERM
0
Median wage
$112,923
Infectious Disease Physician, Registered Nurse Float Pool, Interventional Cardiology Physician
LCA
7
PERM
0
Median wage
$328,000
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Histology Technologist
LCA
3
PERM
13
Median wage
$51,480
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
LCA
6
PERM
1
Median wage
$550,000
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER/ENGINEER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$84,198
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Software Engineer III, Sr. Business Analyst - Risk
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$98,259
Software Developer II
LCA
1
PERM
1
Median wage
$75,421
Lead Cost Manager, Senior Cost Manager, Associate Director
LCA
16
PERM
0
Median wage
$160,000
Assistant Professor in Reproductive Physiology, Assistant Professor in Ruminant Nutrition
LCA
6
PERM
2
Median wage
$81,627
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
LCA
2
PERM
1
Median wage
$90,000
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ENGLISH
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$58,000
Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$102,988
2nd Grade Teacher
LCA
3
PERM
1
Median wage
$46,900
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - COUNSELOR EDUCATION
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$76,474
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Senior Technical Project Manager, Software Engineer
LCA
4
PERM
0
Median wage
$74,038
2nd Grade Elementary Teacher
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$54,885
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$66,969
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Manager, Software Development
LCA
14
PERM
0
Median wage
$33
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
FAQ
VisaSignal lists employers with imported DOL LCA rows that include South Dakota as the worksite state. That is a state-level filing signal, not a promise that an employer is currently hiring or will sponsor a future role.
Start with the employer filing counts, then open individual employers to compare roles, worksites, wage signals, PERM activity, and source periods. The same employer can appear in several states when official LCA rows list multiple worksite locations.
No. A certified LCA is a Department of Labor labor-condition filing signal. USCIS decides H-1B petitions separately, so state sponsor pages should be used as research context rather than approval records.
The South Dakota filing snapshot rolls up the most frequent job titles and worksite cities across the employers shown, using the role and city fields from official DOL LCA and PERM disclosure rows. In recent South Dakota filings, the worksite cities that appear most often are Sioux Falls, SD, Austin, TX, Fargo, ND, Plano, TX. The most common job titles are SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Medical Laboratory Scientist, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Associate Professor of Computer and Cyber Sciences. Read it as where recent filing activity clusters in South Dakota, not as a ranking of which employers are easiest to get sponsored by.
Yes. Every South Dakota employer shown here is built from free, public DOL OFLC disclosure data, so there is no paywall or login. VisaSignal layers the worksite-state grouping, the role and city rollups, and source-period caveats on top of the raw government files.
Employers here are flagged when imported DOL PERM (permanent labor certification) rows list South Dakota worksites, shown alongside their H-1B LCA filings, often concentrated in Sioux Falls, SD, Austin, TX, Fargo, ND, Plano, TX. A certified PERM is an earlier step toward an employment-based green card, but it is a Department of Labor labor-market signal only — not a guarantee of green-card approval, a job offer, or future sponsorship.
Related states
Each state page uses the same DOL worksite-state fields, so cross-state navigation is useful when comparing nearby filing activity or expanding a job search.
Related research
State activity is one signal. Combine it with role-level wage pages and PERM processing context before drawing conclusions for a specific search.